Recognising the crucial role their staff play in the success of the organisation, they have been awarded ‘extraordinary’ workplace status by Best Companies and in 2011 ranked 14th in the Sunday Times Best 100 Companies to Work For. As the organisation continues to grow, it became critical to further develop the leadership skills of the middle and senior management teams and as such, Penta interviewed and assessed a number of training specialists ultimately electing to utilise Innergy exclusively to work alongside the management team to drive through best practice leadership across the business and continue to maintain their “extraordinary workplace” status.

The Solution

Innergy spent an extended amount of time on site with Penta, assessing the business, the culture and getting to really understand the individuals that made up the management team.

Alongside this face to face analysis, a series of online 360° assessments were completed and a comprehensive report of recommendations was submitted to Penta board, including the content overview of a six month leadership development programme for 25 of their management team.

Finally, to support the initiative, a unique online learning management and training system, the Talent Hub™ was built for Penta employees to help drive forward consistency, quality and best practice whilst significantly reducing the amount of time required by their management team in the induction and development of new staff.

The Outcome

The content, facilitator and overall leadership programme, that was delivered once a month over a six month period, received an average rating of 9.7 out of 10 by all those who attended. So successful, in fact, was the programme that it was awarded runner up status in the Leadership & Development category at the HRD annual awards.

The Talent Hub™ learning management system has been rolled out amongst all employees with huge success, and the financial returns experienced by some of the delegates from the innovation projects set for them over the duration of the course were as high as £120,000 in additional revenue generated over just three months.

What they said…

“We have been working closely with Innergy over the past year and have recently launched a brand new online interactive learning and development resource which has been very well received. Innergy are a pleasure to work with. Not only do they have a true insight into what we need in our industry but they combine this knowledge and expertise with creativity and innovation. The result is great training and development ideas that work in practice, drive results and which are spot on for Penta.

The six month leadership training that Innergy delivered for us was a great success. Key to this excellent outcome was the ground work that Innergy put into the project at the beginning to ensure that it was tailored exactly to suit our needs.

This ensured that not only was the course content entirely relevant to those taking part and to our business, but that the tone and style of the training was inspiring and motivational. In addition we have been shortlisted in the HRD annual awards in the category Leadership & Development as a direct result of our programme run in conjunction with Innergy.”

Kris England-Smith - Head of Recruitment and Training, Penta Consulting

OUR CLIENTS

Goodwood - "Innergy invested a lot of time getting to know the business and culture of Goodwood and the type of managers that would be on the programme, a completely diverse mix! I am delighted - the feedback has been so positive”

Penta Consultancy - "Not only do they have a true insight into what we need in our industry but they combine this knowledge and expertise with creativity and innovation"

Greene King - "The feedback from the training was fantastic, BDMs and licensees alike have been inspired and motivated into action by the course. We are now in the process of rolling this programme out across our estate to ensure all our licensees have the opportunity to attend and take away positive ideas that will benefit them and their business."

GCS - "Having been passed Innergy’s details to use them, we would have no hesitation ourselves in recommending Innergy to any business"

Santander Bank - "For the second year running, we invited Innergy to design and facilitate the Santander eCommerce full team off site. The energy, enthusiasm and insights provided on the day showed how the Innergy team can really get to grips with some of the challenges within a team and face these in a productive, well thought out process"

IT Works - "Innergy’s approach is extremely refreshing. They took the time to understand our business and team, the strengths and development areas for us both"

Office Holdings - "We chose Innergy because they took time out in the first instance to really understand our business, its people and its culture. This allowed Innergy to really tailor a programme to the individuals in the team."

Amida - "Their sharp intellect, personable communication style and business acumen means they cut through to the issues quickly"

Allianz - "Not just an off the shelf training course - Innergy took the time prior to the programme to learn what the delegates' individual needs were and ensured these areas were covered in the training to maximise use of the time."

Manchester Business School - “In one day we made significant progress in bringing the team together and understanding the strategic role we will play in achieving our growth objectives. It struck the perfect balance of clarity, positivity and vision throughout the session. This tone enabled team to engage and therefore take ownership of the how the team moves forward. The result is that we have a clearer understanding of how to work more effectively in a planned, integrated, creative and measured way.”

Peach Pubs - "Innergy worked our General Managers and provided a really well thought through, fun and inspirational day. Our team got loads out of how to move themselves forward and apply their learning into their business environment. The feedback was really positive and I can see evidence of how they are applying the skills into their daily working routine. For me, a great day with a really innovative and engaging group." Spencer Graydon - Operations Director